Masayuki Nakajima

Nakajima contributed special effects to 28 episodes of the original Dragon Ball series and Dragon Ball Z, with particular emphasis on the franchise's most action-intensive arcs. In the original series, he handled effects for the Red Ribbon Army Saga (episodes 30, 32, 33, 35, 38, 40, 42, 44) and the General Blue Saga (episodes 48, 51, 52, 53, 55), creating visual impacts for technological warfare and explosive confrontations. His Dragon Ball Z work spanned the Vegeta Saga and Namek Saga, where he provided effects for Saiyan arrival and planetary devastation. His contributions extended to episodes 6 and 29 of Dragon Ball GT.

Nakajima's career demonstrates the breadth of effects work across decades of anime, from hand-drawn effects in the 1980s to modern digital techniques. His extensive resume shows the consistency demanded of effects artists; sustaining this role across the entirety of Dragon Ball and Z required not only technical skill but the ability to maintain visual continuity as production standards and technology evolved.